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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
5
Illinois Fair with cooler nights expected. Iowa fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler air. Minnesota fair tonight and Wednesday, with possible light frost in lowlands. Forecast issued by Associated Press from Chicago.
The Toledo G A R encampment features a Fort Meigs monument dedication at Perrsburg and a civic parade. About 3 000 local veterans march in the parade while several thousand veterans and visitors attend the dedication. Speakers include Gov Harris Ohio Senator Foraker Gov Willson Kentucky and Lt Gov Murphy Pennsylvania.
Des Moines Democrats introduced a joint resolution in the Iowa legislature to compel Republicans to record their stance on electing a United States senator for the short term. Governor Cummins favors election, and the move could influence the outcome.
Fifteen passenger trains and all freight and stock trains between Winnipeg and Fort Williams are blocked at way stations after a cloudburst late Saturday night. The disruption, reported by the Associated Press in Winnipeg on September 1, affects through services on the Canadian Pacific line.
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture finds the average condition of the cotton crop on August 25 at 76.1 percent of normal, down from 83 percent on July 25.
Springfield Sept 1 Gov Deeneen proclaims Monday September seventh as Labor Day across Illinois. The Associated Press reports the action officializes a holiday honoring workers and their contributions.
Mrs. Tracy Lamm widow of Bernhardt Lamm, who died two years earlier, passed away at 2 25 this morning at her Florence township home after a year of illness marked by liver trouble. Born in Liver Creek township sixty eight years ago, she had lived in Stephenson county all her life and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church. She leaves six children Julia, Helen, Ida, Leo, Otto and Mrs Joseph Burkhart of Harlem and others at home. Three brothers Joseph William and Frank also mourn. Funeral arrangements for the late Jacob Hoebel were conducted in the city with services at 2 this afternoon, under G A R post leadership. interment followed at City cemetery.
The Illinois Democratic State committee met in Chicago appointing Win Hogan of Lanark to the speakers and meetings committee and Douglas Pattison of Freeport to the advisory committee.
A meeting is scheduled for this evening of the Stars of Equity organization. Members are expected to discuss planned activities and community involvement stages for the coming month.
The board of review reports total 771270 in net property value increases for Stephenson County after reassessment. It lists major gains from Freeport Gas Light and Coke Company and Rawleigh Medical Company with numerous other substantial increases and several reductions totaling 18405. Affected entities include Elias Heckman, Jared Wohlford, Susan Wise, and Stephenson County Telephone Co among others.
Chief Silk arrested Hugh Crawford on larceny charges for the May Lincoln avenue burglary in which jewelry and diamonds vanished. A recovered watch linked Crawford to the crime after a Senate hotel worker received the timepiece from him and the girl’s father returned it to R. R. Tiffany.
J M Stiffler brings in bushels of peaches from his Stephenson county orchard near the city limits. He grows seven trees with two major yields, each over ten bushels, and claims peaches can thrive here with care. His forty acre farm, once barren, now productive through careful scientific methods.
The board accepted the resignation of Miss Anna Zimmerman second grade teacher at River school. Miss Mary Blosser was confirmed as her successor. Blosser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blosser of Freeport, is a Freeport High School graduate with Kalb Normal training and two years teaching in Wanukegan schools.
An ad proclaims Dr King s New Life Pills relieve stomach liver and bowel kinks without fuss or friction. N H Brown of Pittsfield VI endorses the product and Jos Emmert sells it for 25 cents with a guarantee of satisfaction.
Stephenson county's twentieth annual agricultural fair opened this afternoon with a record range of exhibits and heavy exhibitor interest. Speed contests are booked for Wednesday to Friday with purses up to 650 dollars and a large free attractions program.
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